Category: college football
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Leatherneck rewind: Western forges big day as offense, defense feed off of each other
Western Illinois gained nearly 450 yards of offense and forced three turnovers Saturday in a 37-21 victory against Tennessee Tech.
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Competitive upbringing with WNBA star rookie, two brothers shaped WIU safety
Western Illinois safety Jordan Anderson grew up with three competitive siblings, including WNBA All-Rookie team selection Rickea Jackson.
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Southern Illinois grad assistant Lindauer gets approval to rejoin injury-riddled team
Michael Lindauer, who has been serving as a graduate assistant coach this fall, has returned to the Southern Illinois roster at QB.
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‘We can’t play like this again’: Illinois State offense seeks to rebound from rout
Illinois State’s 41-7 loss to Missouri State on Saturday was a sour note for the offense in front of its home crowd.
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Saluki rewind: Southern Illinois defense makes strides in home loss to No. 2 NDSU
Southern Illinois allowed 90 yards under its season average Saturday but sputtered offensively in a 24-3 loss to No. 2 North Dakota State.
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Leatherneck rewind: UT Martin rushes past Western, ending Necks’ 2-game win streak
The two-game Western Illinois winning streak ended with a thud Saturday, a 45-17 loss to UT Martin in Macomb.
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Eastern Illinois DE Oliveira-Chace piling up sacks, dishing out credit to D-line
Eastern Illinois defensive end Nicholas Oliveira-Chace has 4.5 sacks this season but views rushing the passer as a team sport.
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Despite delay, Western Illinois pass rush begins to answer preseason challenge
Despite three weeks without a sack, Western Illinois has come alive with six sacks in the past two weeks.
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Moving the Chains with … Eastern Illinois defensive tackle Jaron Hacha
Jaron Hacha loves movies, LEGOs, drawing and cooking. But when Halloween rolls around, don’t give the Eastern Illinois defensive tackle a Butterfinger candy bar.
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Injury bug puts Southern Illinois starting QB job in true freshman Curry’s hands
Edwardsville High School graduate Jake Curry will be the first true freshman to start for the Salukis since the final game of the 1989 season.
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